Kendal CEO Vassar Byrd discusses Kendal, her previous position and ‘some really fun things’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 24, 2024
New Kendal Corp. CEO Vassar Byrd recently spent a few minutes with McKnight’s Senior Living discussing her professional roles, her love of dragon boat racing, and how the those two worlds could overlap.
Murder charge faces assisted living operator for death of resident
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 24, 2024
An operator of several unlicensed assisted living homes in Texas previously charged with abandoning a resident now is facing a murder charge after another resident’s death was ruled a homicide.
Actions & Transactions, June 24
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 24, 2024
NJ appoints receiver at two facilities linked to Centers Health Care … Athena sells five nursing homes … Presbyterian Homes’ Moorings of Arlington Heights to add more independent living … Hebrew...
FDA approves Capvaxive pneumococcal 21-valent conjugate vaccine
Jun 21, 2024
Merck says the vaccine covers serotypes responsible for approximately 84% of invasive pneumococcal disease in adults aged 50 or more years.
Researchers implore policymakers to consider assisted living’s ‘unique’ structure before potentially...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 20, 2024
A team of researchers embarking on a four-year study into understanding the characteristics of assisted living communities that are targets for private equity investment — and how those acquisitions...
Less than one-quarter of patients hospitalized for CVD receive dietary counseling
Jun 18, 2024
The findings were seen across hospitalizations for acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure and percutaneous coronary intervention.
Actions & Transactions, June 17
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 17, 2024
American Healthcare REIT declares quarterly distribution of $0.25 per share … Ensign declares quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share … IRA Capital acquires Lynnwood, WA, senior living community …...
Analytics firm takes on EHR giant PointClickCare in ‘life and death’ information-sharing lawsuit
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 14, 2024
Real Time Medical Systems has asked a federal judge to force the nation’s largest post-acute EHR provider to keep its clients’ data accessible, saying information-blocking “will cause needless patient...
Supreme Court ruling a victory for employers not supportive of worker unionization efforts
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 14, 2024
A Supreme Court ruling on Thursday marked a victory for petitioner Starbucks, and it also was a victory for employers that don’t support worker efforts to unionize.
Actions & Transactions, June 14
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 14, 2024
Lument closes $9 million in financing for Idaho portfolio … National Church Residences receives two 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Awards … Lutheran Village at Miller’s Grant breaks ground on expansion